The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-10-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

By fire in the Walker coal pit at New
Castle, England, six miners lost their lives
and several others we're terribly burned.
The residence of Eugene Kelly neal
! Huron, Dakota, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday and his two children burned to
| death.
A severe gale swept over the entire lake
region on Sunday last, doing great dam
age to shipping. Several persons were
drowned.
Kitab, town of Bokhara, Central Asia,
has been destroyed by fire. Half the in
habitants are reported to have perished in
the flames.
Hon. E. B. Washburn, ex-minister to
France, died at the house of his son. in
Chicago, on the 22d inst, of congestion
of the heart and brain.
The post Office department estimates
that the deficit for the fiscal year will not
exceed $3,5OO,O0O. Last year the deficit
was nearly $7,0O0,OOO.
The great statue of Abraham Lincoln
at Lincoln park, Chicago, was unveiled
on Saturday last III the presence Of large
crowd and with appropriate ceremonies.
Counterfeit postal cards have been dis
covered at Pittsburg so skilltully execut-
ed that their detection is very difficult.
They are thought to emenate from New
York.
A japanning oven in the works Of j.
H. Sessions at Waterbury, Conn.,, explod-
ed with terrific force Saturday, killing
three employees outright and injuring sew
eral others.
The severest snow and wind storm ever
known in the Black Hills visited that Sec
ton 90 Saturday night. Eight inches Of
snow fell and travel was seriously imped-
ed by drifts.
Chairman Jones has issued a call for
the national republican committe to meet
at Washington, December Sth, 10 fix the
date and place for the next national re-
publican convention.
A battery Of six boilers in the Lawrence
iron works at Ironton, ONO, exploded
Monday, killing four men and wounding
twelve persons. Portions Of the boiler
were blown half mile away.
John Jameson, of we'll known Dublin
whisky distilling firm, owner Of the yacht
"Irex," proposes to build boat in Ire.
land, man it with an Irish crew, and en-
ter for the American cup next year.
Prince Czartorski's historic castle a
Justovska, near Cracow, Austria, has beer
destroyed by fire. The valuable content
Of the picture gallery, which occupied
the whole Of the second story, we're lost.
A dispatch from Cheyhoygan, Mich
says the Canadian propeller Ontario wa
blown to pieces Saturday by the explo
sion of her boiler IN the north channe
near Bruce mines, and thirty-five peopl
killed.
By the explosion of boiler connecte'
with tbreshing machine outfit at Ellen
dale, Dakota, Tuesday, John H. Glass
Ira Gardner and Fred Baumasler wer
killed outright and several others fatal
injured.
The British bark Balaklava, from Lon
don to San Francisco, was dismantle
during a gale and had her decks stove j
off Cape Horn. During the gale min
men, including the mate, were washe
overheard and drowned.
Robert P. Porter, Frank Hatton an
others propose to start new penny morr
ing paper in New York, to be called tn
Press. Its policy will be the protectio
of American labor and industries and il
politics will be republican.
1t is reported that St. Paul is to hav
another evening paper. Mr.. Gray, late
the Kansas City Times, is said to be tn
J leading spirit in the enterprise, which hi
8 capital of $5O,0O0. 1t is to make i
appearance about November 18th.
A find of gold near the information
Q boundary in Minnesota is reported. Pa
. ties arrived at Duluth from that countl
Monday with small TIN full of nugge
of native gold, including magnifcel
specimen of almost entirely pure gold
large as a mans hand.
The grand jury of Livingston count
Illinois, failed to find an indictme
against Timothy Caughlin, the secti'
boss who was held by the coroner's ju
for the Chatsworth wreck, and he was dl
charged from Jail where he had been CO
fined in default of bail.
Excavations in Jerusalem, on groul
belonging to the government, have
suited in the discovery of the remains
the ancient town; the wall and the po
ton of the gates OF the town during
life time of the Savior, and throu
which the Savior passed to Golgotha.